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Lorien

(31,935 posts)
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 11:37 PM Feb 2016

Hillary Folks: how will Hillary respond to Trump's charges that she's easily bought?

Trump will run either as the GOP nominee or third party. Remember that he has had mafia ties for decades, and no doubt learned some tricks from them along the way. All he'll have to say is "I donated to the Clintons, so they had to do whatever I asked!" There's no doubt he'll have records on hand to prove it, too. He'll honestly be able to say that he's never done the same thing. But then again, neither has Bernie!

Trump has already said that the Clintons attended his third wedding because he donated to them so "they had to". What will Hillary's response be when he's easily able to prove that she can be bought?


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Hillary Folks: how will Hillary respond to Trump's charges that she's easily bought? (Original Post) Lorien Feb 2016 OP
lmao not an example of mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #1
Person gives you money, you do their bidding. Lorien Feb 2016 #7
By pointing to Sanders lobbying the same people and not being bought? tia uponit7771 Feb 2016 #2
Bernie doesn't "lobby" Trump, big banks, or fossil fuel barons Lorien Feb 2016 #9
This is false uponit7771 Feb 2016 #10
How so? Got some links? Lorien Feb 2016 #12
His lobbying of Wall Street for the DSCC and him taking money from the DSCC for his campiagns uponit7771 Feb 2016 #13
Pales in comparsion of Hillary's love of Wall Street in the tune of 150 million Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #15
She can't be bought. UnBlinkingEye Feb 2016 #3
money is speech tk2kewl Feb 2016 #14
Interesting election UnBlinkingEye Feb 2016 #16
it's giving them fits tk2kewl Feb 2016 #17
She's not easily bought. She's actually quite expensive. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #4
Pay him off, maybe? nt PonyUp Feb 2016 #5
That would take a hell of a lot more speeches for Goldmann Sachs! nt Lorien Feb 2016 #6
He thinks ALL women can be bought. madamesilverspurs Feb 2016 #8
He says all politicians can be bought ( but not Bernie, obviously) Lorien Feb 2016 #11
maybe she can show the receipts to confirm it actually pretty expensive to buy her? Vote2016 Feb 2016 #18
There's just no way around this issue Lorien Feb 2016 #19
By raising prices? EOM catnhatnh Feb 2016 #20

Lorien

(31,935 posts)
7. Person gives you money, you do their bidding.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 11:52 PM
Feb 2016

That's being bought or a less savory description. Your choice.

Lorien

(31,935 posts)
9. Bernie doesn't "lobby" Trump, big banks, or fossil fuel barons
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 11:55 PM
Feb 2016

he isn't anyone's hand puppet. He serves the American people. Meanwhile, Hillary still takes money from people that she describes as "enemies": http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/10/14/hillary-takes-millions-in-campaign-cash-from-enemies


So again; how will she weather it if he has one of their "transactions" as a recording or set of emails?

 

UnBlinkingEye

(56 posts)
16. Interesting election
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 12:50 AM
Feb 2016

Bernie seems to be an honest politician. No wonder the establishment is in a frenzy.

Lorien

(31,935 posts)
11. He says all politicians can be bought ( but not Bernie, obviously)
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 11:57 PM
Feb 2016

this has nothing to do with Hillary's gender. He said the same about Jeb, but Jeb (probably) won't face him in the general election.

Lorien

(31,935 posts)
19. There's just no way around this issue
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 01:13 AM
Feb 2016

"Trustworthiness" is rated as a top concern for voters, and Hillary gets a very low score in that department. People are angry about political corruption in this Country. If Trump can easily prove what he's said-that his donations to Hillary and Jeb caused them to jump when he called them for favors-then she's pretty much done before the G.E. race even gets underway.

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